{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-1515.38","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 1515.38","heading":"What will CEQ do if I do not promptly pay the fee?","body":"If you do not pay a fee within 30 calendar days of the date of the bill:\n(a) CEQ may charge interest, at the rate provided for in 31 U.S.C. 3717, from the 31st day following the date of billing through the date we receive your payment; and\n(b) CEQ will follow the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749), as amended, including its administrative procedures, which provide for the use of consumer reporting agencies, collection agencies, and offset.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER V—COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBCHAPTER B—ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS","PART 1515—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCEDURES","Subpart D—Fees for FOIA Requests and Appeals"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"f011688798f63b07846f00ffbf4dd5d5b230497af123f19a353eddb8df5281e3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-1515.37","next":"us/40-cfr-1515.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}